Ok, I fixed the problem with emailing the file, but its now coming with some type of symbols [EMAIL PROTECTED] the file that i am trying to send has been properly created, but MIME::Lite isn't emailing it. Its emailing me a textfile with the same name as the file onthe server, but without the data in it. Here is the new code: sub mailman { my $message=MIME::Lite->build( From =>'[EMAIL PROTECTED]', To =>'[EMAIL PROTECTED]', Subject =>'This is a test of the MIME::Lite Mod', Type =>'multipart/mixed', ); $message->attach ( From =>'[EMAIL PROTECTED]', To =>'[EMAIL PROTECTED]', Subject =>'This is a test of the MIME::Lite Mod', Type =>'text/plain', Path =>'/home/samcsm/jason/treatment', Filename =>'fourdayout.txt', Disposition =>'attachment' ); $message->send; return; }#end of mailman subroutine